Our Story

We don't sell oil.
We sell verified origin.

A market growing 14% a year, 60–70% of it fake. We didn't set out to add another brand — we set out to become the one verified supplier the category can trust.

Why we built this

A category built on a foundation that was mostly fake.

Batana oil has become one of the fastest-growing botanical ingredients in personal care. It is also one of the most adulterated. Lab tests of best-selling "batana" products have found more than 50% mineral oil, often cut with palm kernel and labeled "100% pure." Most of what sells online is sourced from China — where the source palm does not grow at all.

We saw a category expanding 14% a year built on a foundation that was 60–70% fake. To us, the opportunity was never to launch another consumer brand. It was to fix the trust problem at the root: become the verified-origin supplier that formulators, manufacturers, and distributors can build on.

La Ceiba, Honduras

Indigenous-led wild harvest.

The Founders

Two founders, two countries.

One on the ground at the source, one building the brand and the book of business. That split is the model — verified origin isn't a claim we make from a distance, it's a place one of us stands.

Luis
Luis Barraza
Co-Founder · Supply & Brand

Building Jungle Root into the trusted wholesale source for verified Honduran batana — the partner serious brands buy from.

Tony
Tony Guzman
Co-Founder · Origin & Sourcing

Based in Central America — on the ground in Honduras for supplier relationships, quarterly QC, and chain of custody.

Verification

The receipts, not just the claim.

Anyone can say "100% pure." We prove it. Every batch is tested by GC-MS and FTIR, and a Certificate of Analysis ships with every order — alongside an MSDS and a certificate of origin. The documentation is the difference between a story and a supply chain.

How we keep it traceable
Partner With Us

Become a verified-origin partner.

Start with a 100g sample and a straight answer. We'll show you exactly what authentic batana looks like — and what it can do for your line.

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